1 John 4:1
Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Christ is FOUND, DISPLAYED, and EXALTED all throughout scripture. If your church is teaching morals from the old testament and not preaching Christ, then I firmly would believe that your church is in false doctrine. Many churches today tell their congregation to basically be good but do not preach the supremacy and excellency of Christ. Morals without Christ is BONDAGE!
Not only bondage, but these particular churches set up their congregation to either esteem their self, or hate God because they cannot be good. We are provoking them to wrath! These pastors gather thousands to their congregation and what do they tell them? Avoid temptation. Not the AMAZING Love of Christ in light of their AWFUL sin nature and it's punishment. Preacher, exalt Christ! Don't just teach your congregation to be "good". THEY CAN'T BE GOOD, THAT'S WHY THEY NEED CHRIST!!! LIFT CHRIST UP, EXALT CHRIST, SET HIM HIGH!!!
Abraham was a type of Christ, Joseph was, Jonah was, Boaz was, Daniel was, David was...Christ was found everywhere. Gosh, I'm terrified to go out and preach because I know by what measure I give, it will be measured back to me...and yet the measure I give is not my measure but is laid out in scripture...is it not? Isn't this the example that the Apostle Paul laid out himself.
So as you go, examine all things in light of scripture and be very careful not to fall in this trap. May the Lord lead you to a church where He will be exalted not your good works which are simply filthy rags. May the Lord keep you and bless you.
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